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A preliminary description of the Javanese kinship system

Yale University, Southeast Asia StudiesNew HavenPublished In 1957 • Pages: 6, 111

By: Koentjaraningrat.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this source the author addresses the purpose of this paper (“to describe the kinship system of the Javanese”) by identifying the significant ties of descent, nuclear family, kinship, and neighborhood as they are manifested in various life cycles and ceremonials. The stages of infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood are discussed with an emphasis on kin behavior and kin terminology. His data are derived primarily from his own knowledge and memory.A glossary is included.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Classes
Kinship terminology
Kin relationships
Infancy and childhood
Family relationships
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Javanese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Indigenous Person
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Del Childs ; Jan Simpson ; 1982
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Java, Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
R. M. Koentjaraningrat
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-109)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
58001044
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Javanese (Indonesian people)